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AMG's CEO Has A Plan To Get People Excited About EVs: 'You Need To Drive It'

Motor1 sat down with Mercedes-AMG CEO Michael Schiebe, who thinks he's cracked the code on selling electric performance cars.

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Mercedes Black Series Cars Will Be Back: 'It’s An Obligation'

The Black Series name left the Mercedes-Benz lineup in 2022 with the demise of the AMG GT sports car (RIP). For years, we’ve heard almost nothing from the brand about its once-beloved high-performance badge. Thankfully, though, new reports suggest that Black Series isn’t gone for good.

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Mercedes-AMG Admits It Misread Demand For The Four-Cylinder C63

The C63 saga is officially over, as Mercedes-AMG is pulling the plug on the flagship C-Class. While a direct replacement isn’t in the pipeline, Affalterbach plans to roll out a lukewarm C53 with two extra cylinders, but still two fewer than the previous-generation C63. Officially, the company says the decision…

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It's Official: Mercedes Is Killing The Four-Cylinder C63

Hands down the most controversial AMG ever, the four-cylinder C63 is on its way out. After months of rumors about Mercedes planning to phase out the unloved electrified powertrain, the man calling the shots in Affalterbach has confirmed the four-cylinder’s impending demise. The sports sedan will live another day, but…

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Ex-Porsche Taycan Head Is AMG's New CEO

Update: Mercedes-AMG has appointed Stefan Weckbach as CEO, but he won't step into the role until July 1, 2026. He will also serve as Head of the Top End Vehicle Group, which includes the G-Class and Maybach models. Before becoming VW Group's head of strategy in 2023, he oversaw the…

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Mercedes Is Confident It Can Make 'Very Emotional' Electric Sports Cars

Enthusiasts argue that emotional electric sports cars are an oxymoron. Even if an EV has a stronger technical specifications sheet from top to bottom, traditionalists still prefer the old performance formula. Through its AMG division, Mercedes claims it can transfer decades of know-how with gas cars into purely electric vehicles.

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Mercedes Might Make an Electric Porsche 911 Fighter: 'Emotionally, Yes, We Should Do That'

Electric vehicles are in an odd spot right now. Regulations are changing and sales are stagnating, but that doesn't mean automakers are completely abandoning big batteries for thirsty engines. Mercedes-AMG has the AMG GT XX coming soon, but it might spawn a two-door variant—if the company can justify the investment.

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Mercedes Is Making a New V-8 That Could Be Even More Powerful Than the Last

Mercedes faced immense criticism when it abandoned the "M177" engine for the latest AMG C63. Despite rumors of an eight-cylinder return, the sports sedan is not reverting to V-8 power. However, a newly developed, large-displacement combustion engine is in the works for a late 2027 release. It’s a "next-generation, high-tech…

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The AMG GT XX Concept Has Bluetooth-Connected Aero Wheels

Add ‘Bluetooth-controlled wheels’ to the growing list of sentences I never expected to write covering cars, but AMG wants to bring them to production.

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Mercedes-AMG Admits The Four-Cylinder Hybrid 'Failed to Resonate' With Buyers: Report

Mercedes-AMG has gone on record to announce it’s developing a new V-8 engine, but ghosts of the past still haunt the offices in Affalterbach. The latest chapter in the four-cylinder C63 saga involves a senior company official admitting the electrified 2.0-liter engine didn’t catch on with buyers. Speaking under the…

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AMG’s New V-8 Will Be Around for as Long as People Want It, Says CEO

Mercedes-AMG just unveiled the AMG GT XX, a 1,340-horsepower super sedan concept with an electric powertrain and synthesized noise that one board member called “the best V-8 we have ever developed.” But fans of real, combustion V-8s needn’t worry, as AMG has a new one of those in development, which…

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AMG Says Its New EV Powertrain Is 'The Best V-8 We've Ever Developed'

Mercedes-Benz performance division AMG unveiled the GT XX concept Wednesday, previewing the brand’s first production EV with a claimed 1,340 horsepower, 223-mph top speed, and a wild synthetic “engine” sound. According to AMG CEO Michael Schiebe, one unnamed board member called AMG’s first bespoke electric powertrain “the best V-8 we…

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Meet the next electric hypercar – Mercedes-AMG just got its mojo back with a 1,360hp concept that will soon take on the Porsche Taycan

LED light panels, innovative electric motors and headlights with speakers... welcome to the new era of AMG.

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Mercedes-AMG's New Super Sedan Revealed: Insane Power, V-8 Noises

Mercedes-Benz’s performance division hasn’t had great luck straying from the tried-and-true V-8 formula. Its turbo-hybrid four-cylinder C63, while technically brilliant, was largely panned for its weight and lack of emotion. It’s currently selling like whatever the opposite of hotcakes is, and even AMG CEO Michael Schiebe admitted the company “could…

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Downsizing Be Damned: More Mercedes Models Could Get a V-8

Mercedes-Benz is adamant that there’s still a place in an electrified automotive world for a large-displacement engine. Despite increasingly stringent emissions regulations, the AMG performance division is hard at work preparing an all-new V-8. Not only will it power existing eight-cylinder models, but it could also be shoehorned into cars…

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Mercedes Admits It 'Lost Some Customers' After Dropping V-8 in C63

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz decided to drop the much-loved twin-turbo V-8 in its AMG C63 in favor of a hybridized four-cylinder powertrain. While the new setup is more powerful and more technologically advanced, it rightfully failed to garner the same excitement as the outgoing car's characterful eight-cylinder. The boss of AMG…

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AMG Boss Is Confident V-8 Buyers Will Switch to Electric

The CEO says people have bought cars with eight cylinders not just for the engine, but also the technology.

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Does the Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series epitomise Pebble Beach culture?

Mercedes-Maybach launched its new SL 680 Monogram Series at Monterey Car Week 2024. How does Maybach's 21st-century take on upper-class motoring square with America's most upscale auto show?

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Mercedes Says We'll Embrace Four-Cylinder AMGs Like Smartphones

The thinking is people were initially reluctant to buttonless smartphones, just like car enthusiasts need time to warm up to downsizing.

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AMG: It Takes Time to Appreciate the Four-Cylinder C63

Mercedes performance division's boss Michael Schiebe says the company has gained new customers.

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Mercedes Says 80 Percent of All G-Wagens Are Still On the Road

The man responsible for the Mercedes G-Class expects EV versions of the iconic SUV to stick around as long as its ICE counterparts.

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Mercedes Is Keeping The Four-Cylinder AMG C63 Because It’s 'Very, Very Progressive'

AMG admits it can't convince all V8 lovers to get the 2.0-liter sports sedan.

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2024 Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe First Details: Larger, Heavier, 2+2 Seating, AWD

It debuts in September.

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Mercedes-AMG CEO Philipp Schiemer Stepping Down In April

There are key changes in top management roles at Mercedes-Benz.

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